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07-31-2018, 02:33 PM   #1546
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I've hovering between 15 & 20 for quite some time, 18 at the moment.

Pentax K: 4
DA18-135
F35-70
M50/1.7
K28/3.5

Sony (F)E: 2
FE 85/1.8
Samyang 35/2.8

Minolta SR: 4
MD 35/2.8
MC 50/1.4
MD 200/4
MD 75-150/4

Canon FD: 5
nFD 24/2.8
nFD 35/2
nFD 50/1.4
nFD 300/5.6
nFD 35-105/3.5

M42: 1
Helios 44-2

Fixed lenses: 2
Yashinon 80/3.2 & 80/3.5 in a Yashica EM TLR

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Updating my january post with the new acquisitions (in bold):

Auto focus:

Pentax DAL 18-55mm

Manual focus:

Takumars:
S-M-C Tak 35mm f2
Super Tak 35mm f3.5

S-M-C Tak 35mm f3.5
Super Tak 50mm f1.4
Super Tak 55mm f1.8 (only works from wide open to f7.1 or so)
Auto Tak 55mm f2.2
Auto Tak 55mm f1.8
S-M-C Tak 55mm f1.8
Super Tak 55mm f2
SMC Tak 55mm f2

Auto Tak 105mm f2.8
Tak 135mm f3.5 (Very first preset version)
Tak 135mm f3.5 (All black second preset version)
Auto Tak 135mm f3.5
Super Tak 135mm f3.5
S-M-C Tak 135mm f3.5
Tak Bayonet 135mm f2.8
S-M-C Tak 150mm f4
Super Tak 200mm f4
Tele Tak 200mm f5.6

K series:
24mm f2.8
28mm f3.5
35mm f3.5
50mm f1.2
50mm f1.4
50mm f4 Macro
55mm f1.8
105mm f2.8
135mm f2.5
135mm f3.5

M series
28mm f3.5
40mm f2.8
50mm f1.4
50mm f1.7
100mm f4 Macro
135mm f3.5
200mm f4

A series
100mm f4 Macro SOLD

M42-M39:
Pentacon 30mm f3.5
CZJ Pancolar 50mm f1.8
CZJ Biotar 58mm f2
Schacht Ulm Travenon 135mm f4.5
Industar 50mm f3.5
Helios 44 silver 13 blades #0000xxx
Helios 44 silver 13 blades #000xxxx
Helios 44 8 blades Zebra

Helios 44 8 blades
Helios 44-2
Helios 44-2 (new barrell)
Helios 44-3
Helios 44-M
Helios 44M-4
Helios 44M-5
Helios 44M-6
Helios 44M-7
Pentacon 50mm f1.8
Pentacon 135mm f2.8
Fujinon 55mm f2.2
Jupiter 11 135mm f4
MIR1-SH 37mm f2.8
Fujita 135mm f4.5
Soligor 35mm f3.5
CZJ Tessar 50mm f2.8 silver
Volna-9 50mm f2.8
CZJ Sonnar 135mm f3.5
Tair 3 300mm f4.5
Tair 3phs 300mm f4.5 (full photosnaiper set)

Others in K mount:
Revuenon 50mm f1.4
Topman 200mm f3.5
Sigma Mini Wide 28mm f2.8
Sigma Mini Wide II 28mm f2.8
Chinon 300mm f5.6

Zooms:
Pentax A 35-80mm
Sigma Beta II 60-200mm
Vivitar 75-205mm f/3.8

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07-31-2018, 04:46 PM   #1548
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I responded to this thread four years ago and I'm surprised the thread is still going, as is my LBA. A lot has changed so it's time to update. I have owned a total of 111 Pentax mount lenses and 5 Sony mount lenses. I currently own 11 Pentax mount lenses and 3 Sony. I've sold off a dozen lenses in the last few weeks. A few of which I never even really tried out, mostly though to get rid of the ones I seldom used to raise funds for others. Even though I have a couple of lenses in mind, I'm going to try to buy less. I've been guilty of buying used lenses because they were a good price, and end up with three copies of the same lens. And of course a few of those that I sold I regretted it later, hopefully I won't regret the recent ones, but who knows.
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My signature now lists every lens I own, over four formats.
Still more than I need, and less than I want.

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QuoteOriginally posted by lesmore49 Quote
I don't know how many lenses I have and I've never counted them.

If I counted them, I might feel a sense of responsibility...starting to assert itself on my being. With responsibility comes guilt, with guilt comes initial stages of denial, than attempts at rationalization to somehow assuage that guilt and eventual denial.

No...no...I'm not going there, I've just dismissed any embryonic plans I may have had at the beginning of this post to start doing an accounting of how many lenses I have and I can already see the rocky road I will have to traverse, if I contemplate achievement of that goal to count how many lenses I have.

I hope that answers your question.
The last step is Acceptance. Then you can sell some of the excess, unused lenses that aren’t part of an intentional collection, aren’t useful for professional or intentional hobby use - and are just . . . . there.

Or just keep them. No one is judging anyone.
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I'm currently going through my lenses, identifying the duplicates and deciding which to sell on, which to keep etc. I use manual focus film SLRs so need aperture rings and preferably good manual focus damping and I'm trying to keep lenses & bodies from the same era together. Although I could survive with just the FA's - I think...

- The K's will all be kept for my KX/K1000
- The A's will be kept for my Super-A/P50
- The FA's will be kept for my K-5 (and possible future K-1)
- The F's are likely to be kept as they match my SFXn
- This leaves the M's as likely to sell-off: a bunch of 50's (but not the 1.4), both versions of the 28/2.8, a 35/2.8 with sluggish aperture but I may keep the 135/3.5 as it's so compact with a built in hood.

Many of the M's are more hassle to sell than they're worth so I may need another plan.
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QuoteOriginally posted by monochrome Quote
The last step is Acceptance. Then you can sell some of the excess, unused lenses that aren’t part of an intentional collection, aren’t useful for professional or intentional hobby use - and are just . . . . there.

Or just keep them. No one is judging anyone.
More of a whimsical post, on my part. However, I do like the acceptance stage.... as you describe it.

I like machines, old.... new...well worn......well used...brand new.... but most of all...for any of them... to be serviceable and as a result, used as they were designed. I also like to look at them to work them, use them to 'deliver the goods' and to look closely at how they function and their appearance.

Everything from old cameras to old lenses....to vintage English motorcycles to old American and French fountain pens. Etc. I don't have a big collection at all, of anything really, but what I do have, I appreciate and value.

One of my two old motorcycles is an old Matchless (1967) 750cc. It's a machine that was made near the very end of the Matchless production, a production that had started in 1899, in London. The firm was encountering difficulties at the end, and my machine is a conglomeration of parts and design that range from the late 1930's to the 1960's. It's an assemblage of both Matchless and Norton parts and it's mix and match, parts bin, bolt together special, is a reflection of a company making the last spiral downward.

But it works well in both appearance and function. It also has what seems to be sometimes, non ending photographic possibilities...if as I do, one likes taking a lot of macro photos of machine parts.

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I have all 9 PENTAX lenses.
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QuoteOriginally posted by KDD Quote
I have all 9 PENTAX lenses.
There are only nine?
Could have sworn there were more....
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I've thought about the older 100 2.8 macro, but I'm leaning more toward the newer version since I want the WR as some of the shooting/macro work I'm working on is at the tide pools at the beach
I see the WR would come in handy for you then for sure.
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I Am down to 16 which means I am making good on my New year's Resolution to sell more lenses than I buy. 11 are Pentax if you count my Tak Bayonet. I have a new Fisheye coming this week though, I got caught up in the buying fever caused by the new D-FA 50 but I can't afford it and don't need it either. So I bought a used Fisheye.

Pentax: Takumar 135mm 2.5 bayonet
SMC SA 15 Limited
HD 20-40 Ltd.
DA 35 2.4
SMC DA 40 Ltd
DA 50 1.8
FA 50 2.8 Macro
FA 77 1.8 Ltd
M 135 2.5
DA* 50-135 2.8
DA 55-300 PLM
Promaster 28-80
Rikenon 50 f2
Vivitar Series 1 28-105 Close focus
Sigma Mini Wide II 28 2.5
Sigma APO 120-400 HSM OS

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QuoteOriginally posted by pschlute Quote
Who's counting?
Peter - that's an impressive display of K and M lenses there. What's your favourite one? I tried counting and lost count twice

---------- Post added 07-31-18 at 08:57 PM ----------

QuoteOriginally posted by lesmore49 Quote
I don't know how many lenses I have and I've never counted them.

If I counted them, I might feel a sense of responsibility...starting to assert itself on my being. With responsibility comes guilt, with guilt comes initial stages of denial, than attempts at rationalization to somehow assuage that guilt and eventual denial.

No...no...I'm not going there, I've just dismissed any embryonic plans I may have had at the beginning of this post to start doing an accounting of how many lenses I have and I can already see the rocky road I will have to traverse, if I contemplate achievement of that goal to count how many lenses I have.

I hope that answers your question.
Les - you could create a hall of fame photo stitched together of all the lenses you have so we can see them all

---------- Post added 07-31-18 at 09:09 PM ----------

QuoteOriginally posted by Boris_Akunin Quote
I've hovering between 15 & 20 for quite some time, 18 at the moment.

Pentax K: 4
DA18-135
F35-70
M50/1.7
K28/3.5

Sony (F)E: 2
FE 85/1.8
Samyang 35/2.8

Minolta SR: 4
MD 35/2.8
MC 50/1.4
MD 200/4
MD 75-150/4

Canon FD: 5
nFD 24/2.8
nFD 35/2
nFD 50/1.4
nFD 300/5.6
nFD 35-105/3.5

M42: 1
Helios 44-2

Fixed lenses: 2
Yashinon 80/3.2 & 80/3.5 in a Yashica EM TLR
So Boris what camera do you use the most then with this much smaller collection nowadays.

---------- Post added 07-31-18 at 09:19 PM ----------

QuoteOriginally posted by Cabessius Quote
Updating my january post with the new acquisitions (in bold):

Auto focus:

Pentax DAL 18-55mm

Manual focus:

Takumars:
S-M-C Tak 35mm f2
Super Tak 35mm f3.5

S-M-C Tak 35mm f3.5
Super Tak 50mm f1.4
Super Tak 55mm f1.8 (only works from wide open to f7.1 or so)
Auto Tak 55mm f2.2
Auto Tak 55mm f1.8
S-M-C Tak 55mm f1.8
Super Tak 55mm f2
SMC Tak 55mm f2

Auto Tak 105mm f2.8
Tak 135mm f3.5 (Very first preset version)
Tak 135mm f3.5 (All black second preset version)
Auto Tak 135mm f3.5
Super Tak 135mm f3.5
S-M-C Tak 135mm f3.5
Tak Bayonet 135mm f2.8
S-M-C Tak 150mm f4
Super Tak 200mm f4
Tele Tak 200mm f5.6

K series:
24mm f2.8
28mm f3.5
35mm f3.5
50mm f1.2
50mm f1.4
50mm f4 Macro
55mm f1.8
105mm f2.8
135mm f2.5
135mm f3.5

M series
28mm f3.5
40mm f2.8
50mm f1.4
50mm f1.7
100mm f4 Macro
135mm f3.5
200mm f4

A series
100mm f4 Macro SOLD

M42-M39:
Pentacon 30mm f3.5
CZJ Pancolar 50mm f1.8
CZJ Biotar 58mm f2
Schacht Ulm Travenon 135mm f4.5
Industar 50mm f3.5
Helios 44 silver 13 blades #0000xxx
Helios 44 silver 13 blades #000xxxx
Helios 44 8 blades Zebra

Helios 44 8 blades
Helios 44-2
Helios 44-2 (new barrell)
Helios 44-3
Helios 44-M
Helios 44M-4
Helios 44M-5
Helios 44M-6
Helios 44M-7
Pentacon 50mm f1.8
Pentacon 135mm f2.8
Fujinon 55mm f2.2
Jupiter 11 135mm f4
MIR1-SH 37mm f2.8
Fujita 135mm f4.5
Soligor 35mm f3.5
CZJ Tessar 50mm f2.8 silver
Volna-9 50mm f2.8
CZJ Sonnar 135mm f3.5
Tair 3 300mm f4.5
Tair 3phs 300mm f4.5 (full photosnaiper set)

Others in K mount:
Revuenon 50mm f1.4
Topman 200mm f3.5
Sigma Mini Wide 28mm f2.8
Sigma Mini Wide II 28mm f2.8
Chinon 300mm f5.6

Zooms:
Pentax A 35-80mm
Sigma Beta II 60-200mm
Vivitar 75-205mm f/3.8
Cabessius - I don't know how you found the time to even list out all those lenses Good for you by sticking to the manual focus. Question what do you like best about the Helios 44 silver 13 blades lens?\

---------- Post added 07-31-18 at 09:25 PM ----------

QuoteOriginally posted by ramseybuckeye Quote
I responded to this thread four years ago and I'm surprised the thread is still going, as is my LBA. A lot has changed so it's time to update. I have owned a total of 111 Pentax mount lenses and 5 Sony mount lenses. I currently own 11 Pentax mount lenses and 3 Sony. I've sold off a dozen lenses in the last few weeks. A few of which I never even really tried out, mostly though to get rid of the ones I seldom used to raise funds for others. Even though I have a couple of lenses in mind, I'm going to try to buy less. I've been guilty of buying used lenses because they were a good price, and end up with three copies of the same lens. And of course a few of those that I sold I regretted it later, hopefully I won't regret the recent ones, but who knows.
Tom - how did you get rid of so many lenses so quickly? 11 + 3, wow you sure did get rid of your LBA, I'm down to 14 as well and I don't think I can go any lower.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Sandy Hancock Quote
My signature now lists every lens I own, over four formats.
Still more than I need, and less than I want.
Sandy - but are you going to get more with the 645Z that you have? How is it for taking landscapes? Much better than the APSC?

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QuoteOriginally posted by SSGGeezer Quote
I Am down to 16 which means I am making good on my New year's Resolution to sell more lenses than I buy. 11 are Pentax if you count my Tak Bayonet. I have a new Fisheye coming this week though, I got caught up in the buying fever caused by the new D-FA 50 but I can't afford it and don't need it either. So I bought a used Fisheye.

Pentax: Takumar 135mm 2.5 bayonet
SMC SA 15 Limited
HD 20-40 Ltd.
DA 35 2.4
SMC DA 40 Ltd
DA 50 1.8
FA 50 2.8 Macro
FA 77 1.8 Ltd
M 135 2.5
DA* 50-135 2.8
DA 55-300 PLM
Promaster 28-80
Rikenon 50 f2
Vivitar Series 1 28-105 Close focus
Sigma Mini Wide II 28 2.5
Sigma APO 120-400 HSM OS

You've got a nice little list here based on what has been posted today.
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QuoteOriginally posted by richardwong Quote
Sandy - but are you going to get more with the 645Z that you have?
Probably not.

QuoteQuote:
How is it for taking landscapes?
Awesome.

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Much better than the APSC?
Yes.
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QuoteOriginally posted by richardwong Quote
Cabessius - I don't know how you found the time to even list out all those lenses Good for you by sticking to the manual focus. Question what do you like best about the Helios 44 silver 13 blades lens?\
The time?. It´s incremental. I take a snapshot of every lens I buy and save it in Telegram. When I update the list I just scroll it down.
About the Helios, I love them. All of them. I have 12, all different versions except the silver 13 blades (2 of them). The reason I have 2 is that I found a copy with the serial number 000xxxx at a very good price and just decided to buy it, knowing that I will always be able to sell it with a profit. A kind of investment.
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So Boris what camera do you use the most then with this much smaller collection nowadays.
Sony A7, I just prefer the form factor and EVF + short flange distance makes a mostly manual kit more practical. In rough conditions I'll take the K-5 + DA18-135 (I barely trust the A7 in a light drizzle...).
I had hoped Pentax would make the jump to mirrorless with the K-1 (an A7-style body with Pentax-style controls & weather sealing would be my ideal camera).

It's too late to sell the K-5 at a decent price and it still has a place but if selling the K-5 + DA18-135 would make up the price difference between a used A7 (I bought mine used for 600€) and a new/used A7III, I'd sell it in a heartbeat.
I don't think I'll ever sell all my Pentax stuff (I'll give you my K28/3.5 when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!) and there are a couple of manual Pentax lenses that I wouldn't mind having but I'm done investing in the Pentax system.
I have more fun with manual Pentax lenses on the A7 than I ever had on the K-5...
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